St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-31
HOW TO SAVE CITIES.
Interesting Papers Before the Con-
gregatiOnal Club.

gregatfOna1 Club.
The May meeting of the Congrega-
tional club was held last evening at St.
Anthony Park. Heretofore the meet
ings have been held in the churches of
st. Paul and Minneapolis, but this time
the club departed from the usual Gus
tom and held the meeting in the church
just erected at the park. Despite the
stormy weather there was large at
tendance from the two cities. Refresh
mentS We're served about 80 o'clock by
the ladies of the church, after which the
papers were read. In the absence of
President Northrop, Prof. Pierson, of
Northfield, presided. The first paper of
the evening was by c. w. Hackett, of
st; Paul, on the Need of City Evan
COLLATION." The speaker said it
les in their work to pass
over the needs of their own immediate
neighbOrho0d and render aid to people
of foreign countries. This is due to the
lack of proper home organization, with
out which but little valuable work can
be done. Practically nothing is being done
for the uneducated masses in our great
cities and the Chinese on the Pacific
coast. The illiterate population in the
great cities has increased TO an alarming
extent. 1t is safe to say that in 1900 one
third of the population of the United
States will be located in the cities, where
all the evangelical work must be done.
In the Northwestern cities, as well as in
the East, the influence of the church is
not sufficient to offset that OF
TIE BEER GARDENS
and other places of amusement. San
t'ranriSon hnc Chinn OF pan1
its Swede Hollow and Minneapolis has
similar neighborhoodS, and the only way
of reaching this class of citizens is by a
proper organization of evangelical work.
That portion of the population of great
cities which the church never reaches
is made up of those people who turn
out in the largest crowds on election
day and control the ballot boxes, thereby
electing improper men to the offices.
This state of affairs is also becoming APP
parent in the country outside of the
cities. The first steps, however, should
be taken in the cities and if private aid
is needed it will not be lacking.
Mr.. Hackett was followed by c. E.
Dyer, of Minneapolis, who read Il paper
on the methods of City Evangelical
ton" He said the work for modern
evangeliZation might be compared to
tiiap VI viz esDOo9iCo VI Oits Dtt IL Weto a
different question now The crowds out
side of the church are the Cnes who
need the benefits the most, and they are
never reached. One of the best methods
to be pursued would be the formation of
an association from the two cities, with
two treasurers, one in each city, whose
work it would be to aid weaker churches.
Good work also might be done by the
establishing of missions in neighbor-
hoods where the people could be brought
together. The city should be carefully
Distracted, and particular attention paid
to those localities in which there is
the most depravity. Such Il course
would stimulate other denominations to
greater activity and cooperation in the
good work. The work should be first
Christian and
AFTERWARDS UNCONVENTIONAL.
For the past fifty years good work has
been done. Many of the young have
been led into Sunday schools and adults
into churches. Now the call is not for
less work but for more, and the work
should be thoroughly organized. At
the conclusion of the last paper there
was recess of few minutes, after
which there was general discussion on
the papers. The st. Paul delegation
was brought back to st. Paul on spe-
cial train leaving the park at 1915.